100 Smart Cities Launched by Former Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu: Prime Minister Narendra Modi government and Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu released a list of 98 cities which are going to be developed into smart cities having prime motive behind the project is to enhance urban life. Among the 98 cities, 24 are state capitals and includes 13 cities from Uttar Pradesh, 12 cities from Tamil Nadu, 10 from Maharashtra, seven from Madhya Pradesh, three from Bihar and three from Andhra Pradesh. The Centre has earmarked Rs 48,000 crore for development of 100 smart cities. The cities were selected through intra-city competition evaluated on parameters such as service levels, financial and institutional capacity, past track record and reforms.

About nine major cities such as Bengaluru, Kolkata, Shimla, Puducherry, Daman, Patna, Itanagar, Thiruvananthapuram and Gangtok did not qualify the smart city criteria. Each smart city would get a Central assistance of Rs. 100 crore per year for five years. ‘Smart City’ is an initiative by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take the pressure off Indian metros. The success of the government’s Smart City Mission is largely dependent upon the finance generation at the State level as well as private investments. The central government has set aside Rs. 48,000 crores for the mission and the money will be released to urban local bodies in frequent intervals in the next five years. The central government has asked the State governments to generate the rest of the Rs. 48,000 crores as the grand total of the mission is estimated at Rs. 96,000 crores.

The list of Smart cities are as follows:

S.No.

State of India

City recommended for Smart City

1

Andaman & Nicobar Islands

Port Blair

2

Andhra Pradesh

Vishakhapatnam

3

Andhra Pradesh

Tirupati

4

Andhra Pradesh

Kakinada

5

Arunachal Pradesh

Pasighat

6

Assam

Guwahati

7

Bihar

Muzaffarpur

8

Bihar

Bhagalpur

9

Bihar

Biharsharif

10

Chandigarh

Chandigarh

11

Chhatisgarh

Raipur

12

Chhatisgarh

Bilaspur

13

Daman & Diu

Diu

14

Dadra & Nagar Haveli

Silvassa

15

Delhi

New Delhi Muncipal Council

16

Goa

Panaji

17

Gujarat

Gandhinagar

18

Gujarat

Ahmedabad

19

Gujarat

Surat

20

Gujarat

Vadodara

21

Gujarat

Rajkot

22

Gujarat

Dahod

23

Haryana

Karnal

24

Haryana

Faridabad

25

Himachal Pradesh

Dharamshala

26

Jharkhand

Ranchi

27

Karnataka

Mangaluru

28

Karnataka

Belagavi

29

Karnataka

Shivamogga

30

Karnataka

Hubbalii-Dharwad

31

Karnataka

Tumakuru

32

Karnataka

Devanegere

33

Kerala

Kochi

34

Lakshadweep

Kavaratti

35

Madhya Pradesh

Bhopal

36

Madhya Pradesh

Indore

37

Madhya Pradesh

Jabalpur

38

Madhya Pradesh

Gwalior

39

Madhya Pradesh

Sagar

40

Madhya Pradesh

Satna

41

Madhya Pradesh

Ujjain

42

Maharashtra

Navi Mumbai

43

Maharashtra

Nashik

44

Maharashtra

Thane

45

Maharashtra

Greater Mumbai

46

Maharashtra

Amravati

47

Maharashtra

Solapur

48

Maharashtra

Nagpur

49

Maharashtra

Kalyan-Dombivali

50

Maharashtra

Aurangabad

51

Maharashtra

Pune

52

Manipur

Imphal

53

Meghalaya

Shillong

54

Mizoram

Aizawl

55

Nagaland

Kohima

56

Odisha

Bhubaneshwar

57

Odisha

Raurkela

58

Puducherry

Oulgaret

59

Punjab

Ludhiana

60

Punjab

Jalandhar

61

Punjab

Amritsar

62

Rajasthan

Jaipur

63

Rajasthan

Udaipur

64

Rajasthan

Kota

65

Rajasthan

Ajmer

66

Sikkim

Namchi

67

Tamil Nadu

Tiruchirapalli

68

Tamil Nadu

Chennai

69

Tamil Nadu

Tiruppur

70

Tamil Nadu

Coimbatore

71

Tamil Nadu

Vellore

72

Tamil Nadu

Salem

73

Tamil Nadu

Erode

74

Tamil Nadu

Thanjavur

75

Tamil Nadu

Tirunelveli

76

Tamil Nadu

Dindigul

77

Tamil Nadu

Madurai

78

Tamil Nadu

Thoothukudi

79

Telangana

Greater Hyderabad

80

Telangana

Greater Warangal

81

Tripura

Agartala

82

Uttar Pradesh

Moradabad

83

Uttar Pradesh

Aligarh

84

Uttar Pradesh

Saharanpur

85

Uttar Pradesh

Bareilly

86

Uttar Pradesh

Jhansi

87

Uttar Pradesh

Kanpur

88

Uttar Pradesh

Allahabad

89

Uttar Pradesh

Lucknow

90

Uttar Pradesh

Varanasi

91

Uttar Pradesh

Ghaziabad

92

Uttar Pradesh

Agra

93

Uttar Pradesh

Rampur

94

Uttarakhand

Dehradun

95

West Bengal

New Town Kolkata

96

West Bengal

Bidhannagar

97

West Bengal

Durgapur

98

West Bengal

Haldia

99

Uttar Pradesh

1 more city allocated name not released

100

J&K

1 City allocated name not released

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